diff --git a/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp b/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp
index 596ad7d6b..4ee8ce49d 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ ScreenKeyboard::~ScreenKeyboard()
     GUIEngine::getGUIEnv()->removeFocus(m_irrlicht_window);
     m_irrlicht_window->remove();
 
-    input_manager->setMode(m_previous_mode);
+    if (input_manager)
+        input_manager->setMode(m_previous_mode);
 
     elementsWereDeleted();
 }   // ~ScreenKeyboard